THE morning service was over, and the congrega-tion gone home. The preacher was to dine with Captain Maynard, but there was an hour and more to dinner-time, and she had begged permission to stroll about...

As you journey through the pages of "Five Minute Stories," you'll be swept away by Richards' vivid imagination and her ability to create memorable characters and settings in just a few short paragraphs....

Melody: The Story of a Child written by American writer Laura E. Richards. This book is one of The Melody Series. It has already Published in 1893. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work...

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards  was an American writer. She wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children. 

The house was so well hidden, one might almost stumble against it before one became aware of it. All round the woods stood tall and dense, old woods of pine and hemlock, with here and there great smooth,...

ONCE upon a time—and a good time it was—there lived a king. I do not know exactly what his name was, or just where he lived; but it doesn’t matter at all: his kingdom was somewhere between Ashantee and...

THE morning service was over, and the congregation gone home. The preacher was to dine with Captain Maynard, but there was an hour and more to dinner-time, and she had begged permission to stroll about...

Writer and poet Laura E. Richards has a vast work - she has written more than 90 books throughout her life, most of them children's tales with deep messages. His parents were abolitionists and this influenced...

This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature...

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers....